Dr. Thomas Porter MD
Anesthesiologist | Pain Medicine
2525 Glenn Hendren Dr Liberty MO, 64068About
Dr. Thomas Porter is an anesthesiologist practicing in Liberty, MO. Dr. Porter ensures the safety of patients who are about to undergo surgery. Anestesiologists specialize in general anesthesia, which will (put the patient to sleep), sedation, which will calm the patient or make him or her unaware of the situation, and regional anesthesia, which just numbs a specific part of the body. As an anesthesiologist, Dr. Porter also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
Oh State Univ Coll of Med, Columbus Oh 1994
University of Wales in Great Britain 1985
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